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Games like Heroes of Steel RPG

If Heroes of Steel RPG is your kind of game, the closest matches are Templar Battleforce, The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming and WazHack — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its developer responsiveness is exceptional, challenging and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Heroes of Steel RPG: Heroes of Steel is a tactical RPG set in a grim post-apocalyptic fantasy world. Coordinate your party of four heroes in turn-based combat and navigate a engaging world and story.

2014StrategyIndieRPG9.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Trese Brothers
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Steam players who put hours into Heroes of Steel RPG also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Templar Battleforce

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Top pick for Heroes of Steel RPG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    An addictive mix of strategic combat and army building, with the precision of an RPG. Design your squad members' exact build of equipment and talents to create unique fireteam combinations. Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech, lead the Templar Knights in turn-based tactical warfare.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Second-strongest match for Heroes of Steel RPG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    The Storm Guard is a challenging turn-based roguelike role-playing game inspired by the Night’s Watch in the Game of Thrones. You assume the role of the Lord Commander of the Storm Guard leading the order during difficult times. An ancient dragon and its minions have returned, threatening the realm of men.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. WazHack

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Third-strongest match for Heroes of Steel RPG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Time moves forward only when you do in the dungeons of WazHack. Think your way out of problems instead of just spamming 'attack' and 'drink healing potion'.

    2014ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Defend the Rook

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Ranked #4 for Heroes of Steel RPG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    A roguelike tactics board combat combined with tower defense elements. Defeat the invading hordes to stay alive and save the land! Enjoy more tactics than a normal TD game, combined with the added challenge of building towers and fighting off waves of enemies!

    2021StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Crown Trick

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Ranked #5 for Heroes of Steel RPG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Enter a labyrinth that moves as you move, where mastering the elements is key to defeating enemies and uncovering the mysteries of this underground world. With a new experience awaiting every time you enter the dungeon, let the power bestowed by the crown guide you in this challenging adventure!

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Trials of Fire

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Ranked #6 for Heroes of Steel RPG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!

    2021StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Darkest Dungeon® II

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Heroes of Steel RPG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...

    2023StrategyIndieRPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dungeon Rushers

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Ranked #8 for Heroes of Steel RPG fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    A Heroic-Parody tactical RPG combining dungeon crawler’s gameplay and turn-based fights. Dive in an off-beat universe, manage your team and craft mighty gear to equip them! Build your own dungeon by hiding traps and monsters in your galleries, then challenge other players to clean it!

    2016StrategyIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Heroes of Steel RPG

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Star Traders: Frontiers

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Reviewers of Heroes of Steel RPG cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and RPG with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.

    2018StrategyRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Templar Battleforce

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Reviewers of Heroes of Steel RPG cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    An addictive mix of strategic combat and army building, with the precision of an RPG. Design your squad members' exact build of equipment and talents to create unique fireteam combinations. Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech, lead the Templar Knights in turn-based tactical warfare.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Heroes of Steel RPG cross-mention this title as a similar play.

    The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear.  A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.

    2013Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Minesweeper Classy

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Reviewers of Heroes of Steel RPG cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    A modern and stylish take on a classic logic puzzle game. Play the classic minesweeper levels, beat unique level layouts and challenges, or create and share your own level designs. Features a ton of customization options.

    2020IndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Heroes of Steel RPG at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Heroes of Steel RPG on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Heroes of Steel RPG on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Heroes of Steel RPG on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Heroes of Steel RPG on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Heroes of Steel RPG on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Heroes of Steel RPG on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.

    2009Strategy4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Heroes of Steel RPG on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Heroes of Steel RPG on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Magic Archery

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.

    2024IndieSimulationRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Eternal Senia

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Thoughts and expectations ARPG

    2015ActionIndieRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Tails Noir: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Tails Noir: Prologue is the first act of a post-noir narrative adventure. Become raccoon private eye Howard Lotor and explore dystopian Vancouver inhabited by animals as you uncover a deeply personal story of change and transformation.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Landfall Archives

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Break into the Landfall Archives to steal and play previously unreleased games, demos, interactive slide shows, and even an unreleased version of Totally Accurate Battle Simulator from 2017!

    2023ActionStrategyIndieFreeSteam ↗
  8. Moonring

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares RPG with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    A dark-fantasy, turn-based, retro-fusion of classic turn-based RPGs and roguelikes, all presented with a unique neon aesthetic.

    2023RPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from Trese Brothers

Other recommendable Steam games by Trese Brothers, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Star Traders: Frontiers

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Another title from Trese Brothers, the studio behind Heroes of Steel RPG. Shares Strategy and RPG with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue.

    2018StrategyRPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Cyber Knights: Flashpoint

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Another title from Trese Brothers, the studio behind Heroes of Steel RPG. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Cyberpunk mercenaries RPG! Turn-based squad tactics with unique heist-planning strategy. Build your crew wisely; their stories will become interwoven with your own. Pull off heists with powerful cyberware, faction connections, multiclassing, weapon modding, stealth, hacking, and more!

    2025ActionStrategyIndie29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Templar Battleforce

    WHY THIS

    Shares an epic mood with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Another title from Trese Brothers, the studio behind Heroes of Steel RPG. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    An addictive mix of strategic combat and army building, with the precision of an RPG. Design your squad members' exact build of equipment and talents to create unique fireteam combinations. Step into the pilot suit of a Leviathan mech, lead the Templar Knights in turn-based tactical warfare.

    2015ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Star Traders: 4X Empires

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Another title from Trese Brothers, the studio behind Heroes of Steel RPG. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Take command of humanity’s last survivors and rebuild an empire in the stars. In this immersive turn-based strategy game, you will have to fight to protect your people, control rival factions, and unlock lost technology.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Defend the Rook

    WHY THIS

    Shares a contemplative mood with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    A roguelike tactics board combat combined with tower defense elements. Defeat the invading hordes to stay alive and save the land! Enjoy more tactics than a normal TD game, combined with the added challenge of building towers and fighting off waves of enemies!

    2021StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Trials of Fire

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    A Tactical, Deck-Building Roguelite. Choose 3 Heroes and adventure into a post-Cataclysmic wasteland. Engage enemies in a unique meld of card-play and tactical, positional combat. Level up and scavenge what you can to customise your decks and build a party to take on any challenge!

    2021StrategyIndieRPG3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Darkest Dungeon® II

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Strategy and Indie with Heroes of Steel RPG.

    Darkest Dungeon II is a roguelike road trip of the damned. Form a party, equip your stagecoach, and set off across the decaying landscape on a last gasp quest to avert the apocalypse. The greatest dangers you face, however, may come from within...

    2023StrategyIndieRPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Heroes of Steel RPG

How much does Heroes of Steel RPG cost?
Heroes of Steel RPG is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Heroes of Steel RPG?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Heroes of Steel RPG are Templar Battleforce, The Storm Guard: Darkness is Coming, WazHack.
Who developed Heroes of Steel RPG?
Heroes of Steel RPG was developed by Trese Brothers.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Heroes of Steel RPG.

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